Hey there xlr8! Thanks for stopping by my place! And I really appreciate that you were cool enough to look at my stuff and try to help me out....I so appreciate that! And yes, another person on here whom I'm afraid I can't remember their name now, tried to help me out with that meter issue right away back when I got it, and I discovered, that in my rookie exuberance, that I didn't even realize the differences in the different TDS meters when I got one, & only got the best one I could find for a cheap, but not too cheap, price, and it wasn't a Hana like I thought, it was a "HM Digital" I got, and it said on the back inside the packaging, about "Calibration-Your meter has been factory calibrated to a NaCl 342ppm solution.
Hey there Mr. K! Yea, I thought the same thing! And since I am a poor old lady, I had to go with a "General something" I think, Ph testing "kit", that included only a color matching chart to closely guess what your Ph really is, a tiny bottle of reagent, and 1 super super super cheap plastic disposable dropper and 1 teeny tiny little plastic vial that holds about 15mls I think. So I went and bought a whole set of "Ph UP & Ph DOWN", but I am only using a tiny amount of the Ph down when I have to get my alkaline water here to about "6.0" or as close to that as possible, before I can use it directly on the plants........
Thanks for the support, X! I sure appreciate your "life-line" to me out here, and that's excellent news about being able to take clones from my NLxSk!!! She's a gorgeous plant and I would LOVE to keep her as a mother if I can...doesn't that mean I keep her in like, "perpetual vegetative stage" or something like that? Oh, I know, sorry! I gotta just go study...I'm just so overwhelmed ...I don't know who's way is the BEST way, ya know? Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.Hi RV - congrats on all the females.
I have always grown from seed, so I'm not able to give you real specific help on cloning. However, almost everything is a cross of some kind, and it's perfectly fine to clone her. As far as best time, I think you want to make sure you don't take a clone before the 4th or 5th node. They look good!
Oh, and I posted some thought on drying for you in my journal in response to one of your posts there.
RVG, I don't think the stalled growth is anything to worry about. The first three weeks of flower, the plants go through a massive growth spurt (sometimes referred to as the "3-week stretch"), then pretty much stop vertical growth and focus on bud development.
Since I can't smell what you're smelling, I don't know what to say, but with a good flush & cure, you should definately see the smell and taste improve.
Can you describe the smell?
Also, I think you want to stop the SuperThrive once they're in flower.
I hope this helps!
Well, I can't really imagine the smell, but I'm certain it's not anything to worry about if your plants are healthy, since you know EXACTLY what's going into them. I have noticed with my plants that the smell evolves during different stages of growth, and all the way through curing. So, whatever you smell will most likely either evolve to something different, get removed with the flush & cure, or is unique to that pheno. Don't stress over it - the plants don't like seeing you stressed!
